Angela vs Marzena
Angela and Marzenacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 1994, Angela was ranked #610 and Marzena #590 among girls in Norway.
Angela and Marzena over time
Angela and Marzena appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Angela held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marzena in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Angela reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marzena in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Angela and Marzena changed places 17 times in Norway · Girls between 1962 and 1994, ending at #610 and #590.
- Longest-running competitions
Angela and Marzena were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1962 to 1994, ending at #610 and #590.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1962–1994
Angela held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Marzena in 14.
Highest recorded here: Angela #248 in 1978, Marzena #264 in 1981.
The order changed in 1994: Marzena moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #560 and #655; by 1994 that had become #610 and #590.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Angela #610, Marzena #590.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Angela | Marzena |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) | Norway · Girls #590 (1994) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Angela and Marzena both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Angela
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #362 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1998
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–1998).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1229 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Marzena
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #418 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1962–1994
Highest recorded position: #264 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1962–1994).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1994
Most recently recorded at #590 among girls in Norway, in 1994.
Norway · Girls